here is an interesting property of any polygon. The sum of its exterior angles is 360 always.
so if a regular polygon has 'n' sides,
each exterior angles measures 360/n
ok?
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
Got that!
OpenStudy (baru):
now,
interior angle + exterior angle = 180
so we have
interior angle = 180 - exterior angle
or
interior angle=180- (360/n)
ok?
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
Okay.
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OpenStudy (baru):
this is the answer for each interior angle
interior angle=180- (360/n)
a polygon with 'n' sides has 'n' interior angles,
so
sum of interior angles = interior angle \(\times\) n
=180n-360
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
n cancels out?
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
No,wait.
You took the LCM and then multiplied it with n?
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
\[\frac{ 180n*360 }{ n }*n\]
OpenStudy (baru):
yep
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OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
180n - 360??
OpenStudy (baru):
yes, 180n-360 is the sum of interior angles
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
and each interior angle is 180n-360 all over n?
OpenStudy (baru):
yep
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
That's it?
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OpenStudy (baru):
thats it
OpenStudy (aaronandyson):
Can you help me with a few more question?
And thanks.